[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53618-53619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-26620]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Agricultural Health Study--
A Prospective Cohort Study of Cancer and Other Diseases Among Men and 
Women in Agriculture--Rheumatoid Arthritis Validation Sub-study

SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment 
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proposed data collection projects, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), 
the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish periodic summaries 
of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval.

Proposed Collection

    Title: Agricultural Health Study--A Prospective Cohort Study of 
Cancer and Other diseases Among Men and Women in Agriculture--
Rheumatoid Arthritis Validation Study. Type of Information Collection 
Request: Revision. (OMB 0925-0406, expires 11/30/01). Need and Use of 
Information Collection: The Agricultural Health Study is an ongoing 
prospective cohort study of 89,189 farmers, their spouses, and 
commercial applicators of pesticides from Iowa and North Carolina. The 
proposed revision is intended to assess the validity of self-reported 
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) in the Agricultural Health Study (AHS) within 
small subgroups of individuals. The collection is intended to identify 
confirmed cases of RA to include in etiologic analyses of farming 
exposures and RA; evaluate the efficacy of certain questions or sets of 
questions for screening out false-positives for self-reported RA and 
identify subgroups to target for future etiologic studies of RA, based 
on a relatively high prevalence of RA and the feasibility of disease 
confirmation. Frequency of Response: One time. Affected Public: 
Individuals or households, Farms. Type of Respondents: Private 
pesticide applicators and their spouses. The annual reporting burden is 
as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 439; Estimated Number of 
Responses per Respondent: 1.0; Average Burden Hours Per Response: .42; 
and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 184. The annualized 
cost to respondents is estimated at: $1,840. There are no Capitol Costs 
to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report.

Request for Comments

    Written comments and/or suggestion from the public and affected 
agencies are invited on one or more of the following points: (1) 
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the function of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, including the 
use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other 
technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, contact Michael C.R. Alavanja, Dr. P.H., Epidemiology and 
Biostatistics Program, Division of Cancer Etiology, National Cancer 
Institute, EPN 8000, 6120 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852, or 
call (310) 435-4720, or E-mail your request, including your address to: 
[email protected]
    Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection 
are best assured of having their full effect if received on or before 
December 24, 2001.

    Dated: October 15, 2001.
Reesa L. Nichols,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison.
[FR Doc. 01-26620 Filed 10-22-01; 8:45 am]
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